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Joel Shulkin, MD, is a developmental-behavioral pediatrician and United States Air Force veteran with a master’s in public health. Having been lucky enough to be mentored by the legendary Michael Palmer, his short stories have appeared in various print and online journals, and he has won several national and local writing awards for fiction and poetry. He lives in Florida with his wife and twin daughters.

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Average rating: 3.93 · 378 ratings · 159 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Adverse Effects 3.65 avg rating — 133 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spontaneous Remission by Joel Shulkin (Goodreads Author), Abigail Simmons (illustrator) 4.19 avg rating — 84 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heroic Measures (Death Benefits, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 79 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toxic Effects (The Memory Thieves #2) 3.76 avg rating — 80 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No Wonder 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	StoryTeller Tymes by Maggie Lawson, Raeni Waters, Joel Shulkin (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Binnacle: Ninth Annual Ultra-Short Edition (Ultra-Short Competition Book 9) by Gerard NeCastro (Editor), Debbie Okun Hill (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Erik Svehaug (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I absolutely loved this book far more than I expected! I am not a country music fan by any means, but reading this book made me want to belt out Patsy Cline and Dolly Parton tunes until I went hoarse. The story starts out a bit slow, showing Dahlia's ...more
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This is now my favorite Alice Feeney book. Right from the first few pages, we're thrown into a frightening reality where a woman has seemingly been replaced by another woman who resembles her, and even her husband doesn't recognize her. But when she f ...more
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Joel liked Christi Fowler's review of No Wonder (Death Benefits): "Title: No Wonder (Death Benefits) Author: Joel Shulkin Format: ebook Genre: Suspense with a touch of paranormal and romance Standalone: yes Part of a Series: Maybe? Definitely would be fun if it is - Pretty sure this is the sister from Heroic Measures PO" Read more of this review »
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World is one of those books that at first you're not quite sure why it's billed as a thriller when it feels more like historical fiction, but as the story unfolds it becomes a rather action-packed mix of spy and political ...more
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Joel liked Stephen Winter's review of Heroic Measures (Death Benefits, #1): "This story blew me away! Packed with twists and turns, it follows a military medical examiner caught in a deadly conspiracy after a soldier suddenly wakes up during an autopsy. The highlight for me was the dialogue (one of the trickiest parts of writ" Read more of this review »
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Nash Falls is the debt of a new action hero, albeit an unexpected one. We meet Walter Nash, an unassuming executive at an investment firm with a loving wife and young adult daughter. Walter is a whiz with numbers but not great with people, though he ...more
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Not to be confused with another recently released fantasy book about alchemy, Red City treats alchemy as a merging of magic and science, where alchemists can manifest a small part of their souls to manipulate the world around them. The world-building ...more
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Simultaneous is an incredibly engaging and exciting supernatural thriller with a unique premise: that "souls" co-exist in multiple people at the same time. When federal agent Grant Lukather tracks a 911 call warning about an explosion in New Mexico b ...more
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